Middlepool for two years. He soon grew popular with the company. He was
Good-humoured and kindly; he would take any amount of trouble to do
Anyone a service. His beauty created a sensation in Middlepool and the girls
Used to hang about the stage door to see him go out.
They wrote him love letters (蠠 ) and sent him
flowers ( ). He took it as a natural homage (
// // ), but did not allow it
to turn his head ( ; to turn smb.'s
head - ). He was eager to get on (
; eager , , ; to
get on , ) and seemed determined ( ,
) not to let any entanglement ( )
interfere with his career ( ). It was his beauty (
: ) that saved him ( ), for Jimmie
Langton quickly came to the conclusion (
) that, notwithstanding his perseverance and desire to excel (,
; to excel
, , - ), he would never
be more than a competent actor ( - ,
). His voice was a trifle thin (
: ) and in moments of vehemence (
; vehemence , , , )
was apt to go shrill ( ; to be apt to ,
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, ). It gave then ( :
) more the effect of hysteria ( : ) than
of passion ( ).
homage ['hOmIdZ] conclusion [kqn'klu:Z(q)n] vehemence ['vIqmqns]
hysteria [hI'stI(q)rIq]
They wrote him love letters and sent him flowers. He took it as a natural
Homage, but did not allow it to turn his head. He was eager to get on and
Seemed determined not to let any entanglement interfere with his career. It
Was his beauty that saved him, for Jimmie Langton quickly came to the
Conclusion that, notwithstanding his perseverance and desire to excel, he
Would never be more than a competent actor. His voice was a trifle thin and in
Moments of vehemence was apt to go shrill. It gave then more the effect of
Hysteria than of passion.
But his gravest fault as a juvenile lead was (
; grave , , , fault
, , ) that he could not make love (
; to make love , , :
|
|
|
). He was easy enough ( ;
easy , , , ) in ordinary dialogue (
) and could say his lines with point (
, ), but when it came to making
protestations of passion ( // :
; protestation ,
) something seemed to hold him back (, -
; to hold back , , ,
). He felt embarrassed and looked it (
: // //).
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"Damn you ( !), don't hold that girl ( //
) as if she was a sack of potatoes ( :
)," Jimmie Langton shouted at him ( ).
"You kiss her ( ) as if you were afraid ( ,
) you were standing in a draught ( ). You're in love
with that girl ( // ). You must feel (
) that you're in love with her ( ). Feel as if your
bones were melting inside you (, //
//; to melt , , ) and if an earthquake (
) were going to swallow you up next minute (:
), to hell with the earthquake
( ; to hell with him , hell ,
)."
dialogue ['daIqlOg] draught [drQ:ft] earthquake ['q:TkweIk]
